East Africa dairy development initiative (EADD)

East Africa dairy development initiative (EADD)

Unite dairy producers to develop them

KEY MESSAGES

- Description: The EADD initiative aims at re-launching milk production of small farmers in Eastern Africa by creating and supporting a network of cooperatives that centralize milk collection and provide training and complementary services to breeders- Specificity: Securing of prices for the farmers thanks to the grouping into cooperatives- Impact: Doubling of the productivity

FUNCTIONING

Reinforcement of cooperatives
> Financial supply in the form of loans
> Material supply (transportation, inputs)

Securing of milk price
> Increase of negotiation power in front of buyers

Spreading of best practices
> Technical, operational, and managerial training